NGC3003 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3003 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:24 (EDT), 69° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:58, 82° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:54, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3003
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h48m [4] |
| Declination: | +33°25' [4] |
| Constellation: | Leo Minor |
| Magnitude: | 11.78 (V) [2] 12.25 (B) [2] 10.26 (J) [2] 9.59 (H) [2] 9.48 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| Distance: | 19.6 Mpc 63.9 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.47 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.68 |
Sources